²¹ For since in the wisdom of God ^(A)the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, ^(B)God ^[a]was pleased through the ^(C)foolishness of the ^[b]message preached to ^(D)save those who believe.

¹² remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, ^[a](A)excluded from ^[b]the people of Israel, and strangers to ^(B)the covenants of the promise, having ^(C)no hope and ^(D)without God in the world.

⁵ not in ^[a](A)lustful passion, like the Gentiles who ^(B)do not know God;

^8 (A)in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who ^(B)do not know God, and to those who ^(C)do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.